Find some intersting links about the Arctic Weather and Ice Status Situation here:
For Svalbard and the Arctic, the Norwegian Meteorological Service updates the weather situation on a daily basis and can be reached at:
http://polarview.met.no/clickmap.htm
and then by clicking on “Svalbard” or “Barents Sea” – changes daily.
A good summary page is:
https://sites.google.com/site/arcticseaicegraphs/
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/seasonal-to-decadal/long-range/arctic-sea-ice
http://neven1.typepad.com/blog/weather-forecast/